STD Testing in Irondale, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
New HIV diagnoses in Jefferson County run about 93% higher than the national average. Irondale, Alabama, has multiple testing options if you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule. Cost and scheduling might be best balanced between community clinics and private labs, see your options below.
9 testing options are listed for Irondale, AL. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 3.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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Labcorp
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1.9(16)?
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Rated 1.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews
Address
50 Medical Park Drive East, Birmingham, AL 35235 3.2 miles away
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Community health center 4.2 miles
Alabama Regional Medical Services
3.5(24)?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 from 24 reviews
Alabama Regional Medical Services in Birmingham runs entirely on a no-fee model, testing for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding scale with Medicaid and insurance accepted: walk-ins welcome, and bacterial STIs treated the same visit.
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Every Charge Absorbed Before You Arrive
The clinic's funding structure covers services at the point of care: meaning the bill is settled through sliding-scale adjustments, Medicaid billing, insurance, and direct program support before any individual is asked to pay. Nothing is deferred to a separate billing cycle or collected at the door.
Spanish and Interpreted Care on Staff
Spanish is available directly at Alabama Regional Medical Services, alongside interpretation services for other languages, which means clinical conversations about medications, follow-up schedules, and treatment plans happen in the language the provider and patient can both work in, without routing through a separate scheduling step.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Here, No Outside Referral
Alabama Regional Medical Services carries standing capacity to prescribe and monitor PrEP, useful for anyone without a regular primary-care provider or paying out of pocket who needs the medication managed in one place. PEP is available as well, handled within the same clinical setting that does the underlying STI panel.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
7001 Crestwood Boulevard, Suite 822 Birmingham, AL 35210
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
4.3 miles
Jefferson County Department of Health
3.2(20)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 20 reviews
Jefferson County Department of Health in Birmingham runs a full diagnostic panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections confirmed on-site. Appointments are required, fees slide with income, and all services are provided at no cost.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
Sliding-scale clinics routinely reduce costs, they rarely eliminate them entirely. At Jefferson County Department of Health, every service on the menu, from testing through treatment, is provided at no fee, so the bill at the end of the visit is simply nothing.
Clinical Conversations Happen in Spanish
Many clinics handle non-English speakers through workarounds that keep the patient one step removed from the actual conversation. Jefferson County Department of Health offers Spanish directly alongside interpretation services for other languages, so the exchange between patient and provider stays immediate and unfiltered.
DoxyPEP Is a Standing Prescription Option
Jefferson County Department of Health prescribes DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after a sexual exposure to reduce the risk of bacterial STIs, which means patients with an active prevention strategy can leave the visit with that prescription in hand rather than pursuing it separately.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Low Income Persons
Persons with HIV
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 5.1 miles
CHC - Woodlawn
4.3(662)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 662 reviews
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 5 miles from Irondale. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 5 miles from Irondale. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Christ Health Center for Servant Leadership - Woodlawn
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Christ Health Center for Servant Leadership - Woodlawn, in Birmingham, earned federal qualification as a community health center, which means its sliding-scale fee structure adjusts to each patient's income. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to be seen.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Irondale, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Irondale, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Jefferson County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Irondale. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Irondale, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 887 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Irondale. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 187 offer telehealth.
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Irondale, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Irondale, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Irondale, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Online treatment
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Jefferson County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Jefferson County, the county that includes Irondale, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#14 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 79% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Jefferson County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Jefferson CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Jefferson County vs the state average
Infection
Jefferson County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
852.95,654 cases▲ 31%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
355.92,359 cases▲ 57%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
44.2293 cases▲ 55%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
36.2240 cases▲ 77%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
29.6196 cases▲ 21%
24.5
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Jefferson County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Jefferson County, chlamydia has risen from 759 to 852.9 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 463.5 to 355.9 per 100,000 (23%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 14.4 to 44.2 per 100,000 (207%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Irondale, AL
Adults uninsured
8.2%
No routine checkup
18.6%
No transportation
7.3%
Binge drinking
15.2%
Frequent mental distress
14.4%
Depression
21.8%
Below poverty line
8.3%
Primary-care ratio
900 : 1
Jefferson County
Primary-care shortage score 24 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 51.5
Social Vulnerability Index · 73rd percentile nationally
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Jefferson County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Jefferson County (2023)
Federal priority area: Alabama is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
696 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
147cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
18.5%
Jefferson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jefferson County recorded 26.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jefferson County residents living with HIV, 68.6% are in care · 45.2% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Jefferson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Beacon Park sits at the quiet residential center of Irondale, surrounded by the kind of established streets where nearly seven in ten households own their homes and families average more than three people per address. That settled character is real, but the logistics of routine health care here can still stack up: the clinics listed on this page require a drive, typically out along US 78 or onto I-459, and coordinating that trip around a working household's schedule takes more planning than it might elsewhere.
Those planning demands land hardest on younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically at the peak of STI risk, because that group is also the most likely to be juggling early-career hours, shared transportation, or the fixed costs that come with renting in a market where typical monthly rent runs over a thousand dollars. With roughly a fifth of Irondale households bringing in six figures but a meaningful share of the workforce still unemployed or outside the labor force entirely, cost sensitivity around screening is genuinely uneven across the community.
Jefferson County's STI rates give the broader picture, and the options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost appointments that can matter a great deal to a renter in a neighborhood like Old Leeds Forest who doesn't carry employer-sponsored coverage and is watching every line of the monthly budget.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Irondale, AL
Walkability8.64 / 20 · Below average
At 8.64/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Irondale generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 35210 snapshot
Residents
13,878
Median age
44.6
Median income
$72,632
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35210 area around Irondale: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Irondale alone.
Irondale sits in Jefferson County, ZIP 35210. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Overton Mine
Overton Number 1 Slope Mine
Irondale Public Library
Beacon Park
Flora Johnston Nature Park
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Neighborhoods & communities
Jefferson Park
Bryan Estates
Old Leeds Forest
Shady Acres Trailer Park
Cherokee Brook Estates
Hampton Place
Cherry Brook Estates
Cherokee Bend
Major routes
US 78 (Crestwood Boulevard)
Whippoorwill Road
Old Highway 78
I 459 (John M. Harbert III Freeway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Irondale, AL
Just outside Irondale? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Irondale, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Jefferson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Alabama law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Irondale-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Irondale often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in AlabamaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Alabama law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Alabama, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Alabama permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
